Beasts of the Southern Wild
| Beasts of the Southern Wild | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Benh Zeitlin |
| Screenplay by | Lucy Alibar Benh Zeitlin |
| Based on | Juicy and Delicious by Lucy Alibar |
| Produced by | Dan Janvey Josh Penn Michael Gottwald |
| Starring | Quvenzhané Wallis Dwight Henry |
| Cinematography | Ben Richardson |
| Edited by | Crockett Doob Affonso Gonçalves |
| Music by | Dan Romer Benh Zeitlin |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.8 million |
| Box office | $23.3 million.[2] |
Beasts of the Southern Wild is a 2012 American magical realism drama movie directed, co-written, and co-scored by Benh Zeitlin. It was adapted by Zeitlin and Lucy Alibar from Alibar's one-act play Juicy and Delicious. The movie stars Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry.
The film was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2013: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress (Wallis). At age 9, Wallis became the youngest Best Actress nominee in history.[3][4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Beasts of the Southern Wild (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Youngest v oldest actress vie for Oscar as Lincoln leads the pack". The Times. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ↑ Walker, Tim (January 10, 2013). "Quvenzhané Wallis v Emmanuelle Riva: Best actress Oscar contested by oldest and youngest ever nominees". The Independent. London, England: Independent Print, Ltd. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
